Essays Tagged: "McShane"
Team Selection
tand the task and the team's requirements. Next, the leader must consider three important elements (McShane-Von Glinow, Chapter 8):1. Task characteristics--the leader must ensure tasks are understanda ... ional factors.Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is one of the well know organizational behavior theories (McShane-Von Glinow, Chapter 5, page 133) used in determining motivational factors. This theory ident ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Communication.
y.Within an organisation, poor communication can be a determining factor in its success or failure. McShane and Travaglione (2003) explain that good communication ensures individuals know what is expe ... In my workplace, this included memorandums, bulletins, flyers, reports, letters, faxes and e-mails. McShane and Travaglione (2003) describe written, verbal, or electronic methods as, at times, imperso ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication
Are diverse teams really more creative and effective or do they simply invite more conflict? Explain.
includes members with common technical expertise, demographics, ethnicity, experiences or values" (McShane & Travaglione, 2003, p269) and individuals, diverse teams have advantages and disadvanta ... t decisions based on their different backgrounds and multiple perspectives and skills. According to McShane and Travaglione (2003, p269), diverse teams are generally more effective than homogenous tea ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Gap Analysis: Global Communications
management team. This created a "silo of knowledge" that can undermine an organization's potential (McShane & Von Glinow, 2005, chap. 11). In moving forward, Global Communications has an opportuni ... rings knowledge into the organization and distributes it to employees who require the information" (McShane & Von Glinow, 2005, chap. 11).Secondly, it is important for Global Communications to cho ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Problem Solution: Global Communications
management team. This created a "silo of knowledge" that can undermine an organization's potential (McShane & Von Glinow, 2005, chap. 11). In moving forward, Global Communications has an opportuni ... rings knowledge into the organization and distributes it to employees who require the information" (McShane & Von Glinow, 2005, chap. 11).Secondly, it is important for Global Communications to cho ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Problem Solution: Gene One
holders as well as provide possible solutions.Situation AnalysisIssue and Opportunity IdentificationMcShane and Von Glinow defines transformational leadership as "A leadership perspective that explain ... ng a vision for the organization or work unit, and inspiring employees to strive for that vision." (McShane and Von Glinow, 2004, p. 428). Gene One has plans to change their organization by going publ ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Problem Solution: Gene One Corporation
IdentificationThe key issue in this scenario is the company's organizational culture. According to McShane and Von Glinow (2004, page 2), "organizational culture is the basic pattern of shared assump ... esponsibility (CSR) refers to an organization's moral obligations towards all of its stakeholders" (McShane and Von Glinow, 2004). The stakeholders share one common value: the success of Gene One in t ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Synopsis Qualcomm
ly able to present his idea to most because of his previous reputation and leadership competencies (McShane & Von Glinow, 2005, Chap.14), not the merit of the concept he was selling.During his 198 ... Retrieved June 16, 2007, from http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050626/news_1n26jacobs.htmlMcShane, S. L., & Von Glinow, M. A. (2005). Organizational Behavior: Emerging Realities for the ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Gap Analysis: Global Communications
s employees, fulfills employee needs, supports knowledge management, and improves decision making" (McShane & Von Glinow, 2005, 324). Because the decision has already been made to outsource, Globa ... in the situation at hand. Communication is the key component in employee satisfaction and loyalty (McShane & Von Glinow, 2005, 324). Global Communications and the Union must be committed to adher ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making
Leadership Concept Worksheet
oyees's emotional attachment to, identification with and involvement in a particular organization" (McShane and Glinow, 2005, pg 32).GlobalizationGene One leadership team met for a meeting to di ... inicki, A.(2003). Teams and Teamwork for the 21st Century.Organizational behavior 6:15, 24, 73, 640.McShane, S. L. and Glinow, M. A.(2005). Oranizational Behavior: Emerging Realitiesfor the Workplace ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication
Lester Electronics
es employees, fulfills employee needs, support knowledge management, and improves decision making" (McShane & Von Glinow, 2004, p.3).With the merger, Lester Electronics is gaining assets as well a ... ., Westerfield, R., & Jaffe, J. (2005) Corporate Finance. New York: The McGraw - Hill Companies.McShane, S.L., & Von Glinow, M. (2004). Organizational Behavior: Emerging Realities for the work ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Perfect Pizzeria: Case study
e their efforts will result in successful performance and ultimately, desired rewards and outcomes (McShane and Travaglione 2007, p146).The effort-to-performance (E-to-P) expectancy is the belief that ... hts four factors that influence employees' behaviour and explain the current resulting performance (McShane and Travaglione 2007, p36). The inequality of reward to performance discourage efforts (moti ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
A Model for Leading Change Change Management Plan Leading Change
, the levels at which decision-making takes place and by whom, the workflow, and who does the work. McShane and von Gilnow (2005) defined organizational structure as, "the division of labor as well as ... ion, communication, work flow, and formal power that direct organizational activities."According to McShane and von Gilnow (2005) there are four basic components of an organizational structure includi ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Gap Analysis: Global Communications
employees, fulfills employee needs, supports knowledge management, and improves decision making". (McShane &Von Glinow, 2004, p. 324)Stakeholder Perspectives/Ethical DilemmasProtecting the intere ... personal face to face meeting with each employee explaining the reason for the layoff. According to McShane &Von Glinow, "Face-to-face conversations, for instance, are useful for communicating abo ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making
Problem Solution: Best Snacks Inc. Creativity, Innovation, and Organizational Design
and decision-making processes and get the information out to the employees right away. According to McShane and Von Glinow (2004, p. 324), "Effective communication is vital to all organizations becaus ... Shelton, R. (2006). Making innovation work: Mapping innovation. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.McShane, S. L., & Von Glinow, M. (2004). Organizational behavior: Emerging realities for the wor ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management
Problem Solution Best Snacks Inc
and decision-making processes and get the information out to the employees right away. According to McShane and Von Glinow (2004, p. 324), "Effective communication is vital to all organizations becaus ... Shelton, R. (2006). Making innovation work: Mapping innovation. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.McShane, S. L., & Von Glinow, M. (2004). Organizational behavior: Emerging realities for the wor ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management
How do individual differences and perceptions affect team dynamics?
s that characterize a person, along with the psychological processes behind those characteristics" (McShane & Von Glinow 2013, p.41). Within an organisation employee personalities can greatly affe ... e achieved. The determinants of ones personality stems from Nature "genetic or hereditary origins" (McShane & Von Glinow, 2013, p41) and ones Nurture which can include "person's socialization, lif ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management